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101 ways to turn your business green : the business guide to eco-friendly profits / by Mintzer, Richard.(CARDINAL)757550;

Embrace green -- Make a time commitment for greening your business -- Start with an energy audit -- Decrase your carbon footprint -- Design your office in an eco-friendly manner -- Become an eco-friendly shopper -- Start an office recycling program -- Know your plastics (and sort by number) -- Institute a green purchasing policy -- Use green office supplies -- Use energy-efficient appliances -- Switch to energy-efficient lighting -- Upgrade and maintain your HVAC system -- Insulate your facility properly -- Insulate or replace windows and doors -- Quick tip : buy air conditioner and vent covers -- Quick tip : pool your office resources -- Pool your resources with other homebased business owners -- Create a green home office -- Quick tip : green up your bathroom -- Explore passive solar heating and cooling -- Consider a "cool" green roof -- Quick tip : try chilled beans -- Go solar -- Use wind turbine power -- Install eco-friendly flooring -- Start a "save water" program -- Install a water filtration system -- Utilize rainwater -- Use indoor plants as natural air filters -- Start a paper waste prevention program -- Switch to green printing -- Use greener signage -- Implement sustainable packaging policies -- Minimize and redesign your packaging -- Use eco-friendly packaging labels -- Use eco-friendly packing materials -- Consider reusable bags over plastic or paper -- Switch to energy-efficient computer use -- When buying new computers, buy greener models -- Start a company-wide computer/cartridge e-cycling program -- Quick tip : switch to e-signatures -- Recycle cell phones for the planet and for charity -- Quick tip : use rechargeable batteries -- Quick tip : go with voice mail -- Have a waste audit done -- Quick tip : reduce holiday party waste -- Consider composting -- Share your waste -- Start an anti-litter campaign -- Clean green -- Maintain a high level of indoor air quality -- Stop junk mail from coming to your office -- Work with green vendors and suppliers -- Quick tip : avoid shipping air -- Work with local suppliers -- Make your internal shipping needs greener -- Minimize excess inventory -- Revamp your products-get greener -- Think bio-plastics -- Make the switch to flex fuel or hybrid cars, vans, and trucks -- Think green tires -- Get environmental roadside assistance and use green travel services -- Encourage alternative forms of commuting -- Create more telecommuting opportunities -- Think greener business travel -- Offset business travel with green tags -- Change the coffee culture in your office -- Quick tip : hold greener meetings -- Create a green team -- Produce a sustainability report -- Hire a Director of Sustainability -- Establish a consumer recycling program -- Dress greener -- Use green marketing and promotion -- Embrace word-of-mouth marketing -- Conduct surveys to gauge your customers' interest in the environment -- Quick tip : minimize the media blitz -- Consider moving into a green office building -- Expanding your facility? build green -- Moving part II : consider a brownfield -- Maintain some green acreage -- Consider downsizing -- Start a program of company-wide volunteer hours -- Support and sponsor environmental groups and causes -- Become a role model : educate others on sustainability -- Become the green center for your community -- Produce a green newsletter -- Lobby for green -- Attract green employees -- Treat your employess to wellness -- Quick tip : gift green -- Go organic -- Quick tip : create a company library -- Provide green incentives -- Look for transparency in certifications and ecolabels -- Consider socially responsible investing -- Buy carbon offsets -- Rate your own corporate citizenship -- Teach future generations -- Don't stop.

Subjects: Management; Business enterprises; Green marketing.;

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Mind sparklers : book 1 for grades K-3 / by Myers, Robert E.,1924-(CARDINAL)381808;

Bibliography: page 94.

Subjects: Creative thinking in children;

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Black politics in New Deal Atlanta / by Ferguson, Karen(Karen Jane)author.(CARDINAL)899661;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-326) and index.The wheel within a wheel: black Atlanta and the reform elite -- A road not taken: the radical response to the Great Depression -- Carpetbaggers and scalawags: the new politics of the new deal -- Lifting the taboo: the Black New Deal in Atlanta -- Unwanted attention: Black workers and the New Deal -- The new face of Black activism -- A jungle world breeding jungle life: the white campaign for slum clearance and public housing -- A laboratory for citizenship: the Black campaign for slum clearance and public housing -- The inner wheel breaks out: wartime Atlanta and the urban league."When Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932, Atlanta had the South's largest population of college-educated African Americans. The dictates of Jim Crow meant that these men and women were almost entirely excluded from public life, but as Karen Ferguson demonstrates, Roosevelt's New Deal opened unprecedented opportunities for black Atlantans struggling to achieve full citizenship. Black reformers, often working within federal agencies as social workers and administrators, saw the inclusion of African Americans in New Deal social welfare programs as a chance to prepare black Atlantans to take their rightful place in the political and social mainstream. They also worked to build a constituency they could mobilize for civil rights, in the process facilitating a shift from elite reform to the mass mobilization that marked the postwar black freedom struggle. Although these reformers' efforts were an essential prelude to civil rights activism, Ferguson argues that they also had lasting negative repercussions, embedded as they were in the politics of respectability. By attempting to impose bourgeois behavioral standards on the black community, elite reformers stratified it into those they determined deserving to participate in federal social welfare programs and those they consigned to remain at the margins of civic life."--Publisher's description.

Subjects: African Americans; African Americans; African American social reformers; Elite (Social sciences); New Deal, 1933-1939;

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Politics and civic engagement [videorecording].

Moderators: Leslie Anderson (Director of Asheville Downtown Development), Becky Anderson (former economic developer for the Asheville Revitalization Commission). Panelists discussing politics: Ken Michalove (former Asheville City Manager, Councilor, Mayor), Larry McDevitt (former Asheville City Councilor, Mayor), Tom Sobol (former Buncombe County Commissioner, Chair of Commissioner), Wilhelmina Bratton (former Asheville City Councilor, Vice-Mayor). Panelists discussing civic engagement: Grace Pless (Asheville Urban Trail organizer), Karen Tessier (Director of Asheville-Buncombe Discovery), and Al Whitesides (Bele Chere Festival Chair).Recorded at Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, North Carolina, September 28, 2016."Civic engagement in 1980s Asheville generated projects with lasting influence from shaping the City's comprehensive plan, to volunteering at a new festival, Bele Chere; from healing attempts over the Strouse-Greenberg referenda, to the launch of big projects involving hundreds of volunteers such as Pack Place Arts, Education and Science Center, the Urban Trail, and the re-emergence of the YMI. The panelist and other participants - including former elected and appointed government officials - and key volunteers and activists - will tell the stories themselves in this lively discussion."--Cover and promotional poster.Panelists and other speakers discussed the following topics about Asheville politics and civic engagement in the 1980s: Public/private partnerships, Asheville Revitalization Commission's downtown plan, the National Main Street Model, the Preservation Society of Asheville/Buncombe County, Asheville's status as a National Historic District, Pack Place revitalization, the Asheville Urban Trail, Asheville-Buncombe Discovery, Project Access, Asheville Chamber of Commerce, Asheville Downtown Association, the Young Men's Institute (YMI), Bele Chere, and Splashville,Also available online at the Pack Memorial Library North Carolina Room blog.Also available online.Sponsored by The Friends of the North Carolina Room at Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, North Carolina.DVD.Title from title screen (viewed January 18, 2017).

Subjects: Video recordings.; Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce.; Citizenship; Environmentalism; Political participation; Political planning; Public-private sector cooperation;

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American democracy : 21 historic answers to 5 urgent questions / by Lemann, Nicholas,editor.(CARDINAL)137475;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279).From The Federalist to Citizens United, bestselling author Nicholas Lemann presents key writings on five crucial questions confronting American democracy today. Amid the frenzied overload of 24-hour cable news and incessant social media, at a time when many of us fear for the future of our democracy, it is becoming harder and harder to think clearly about politics. American Democracy: 21 Historic Answers to 5 Urgent Questions provides an alternative for those who want to step back and look to the past for inspiration and guidance. Edited with perceptive and provocative commentary by bestselling historian and journalist Nicholas Lemann (The Promised Land, Transaction Man), the book presents key writings from the American past that speak to five contemporary flashpoints in our political landscape: race, gender, immigration, and citizenship; opportunity and inequality; the purpose and powers of the federal government; money, special privilege, and corruption; and protest and civil disobedience. Some of the selections are well-known--George Washington's letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport, Frederick Douglass's "What to the Slave is the 4th of July," Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail--while others will be new to many readers--Horace Mann argument for public schools as a means of fighting inequality, Jane Addams's perceptive analysis of gender and social class in charity work, Randolph Bourne envisioning a "Trans-National America." American Democracy presents a remarkable range of insightful and eloquent American political writing, while serving as an invaluable resource for concerned citizens who wish to become better-informed participants in the ongoing drama of our democracy.

Subjects: Democracy;

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Reproductive politics : what everyone needs to know / by Solinger, Rickie,1947-(CARDINAL)364913;

Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Overview -- What do we mean by reproductive politics? -- Are sex and reproduction private or public matters -- 2. Historical questions -- When and why was abortion criminalized in the United States? -- How did urbanization and "moral reform" movements in the nineteenth century shape reproductive politics? -- What impacts did immigration have on reproductive law and politics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? -- What were anti-miscegenation and eugenic laws? -- What access did women have in the past to voluntary sterilization? -- What do we know about women's reproductive decisions in the face of legal and medical constraints? -- What was the process of legalizing contraception? -- How did "genocide" and sterilization abuse become matters of concern for women of color and their allies? -- What were hospital abortion boards? -- What factors stimulated the push to legalize abortion? -- How many abortions were performed in the criminal era? -- When did the anti-abortion movement emerge? -- What role did violence pay in anti-abortion activism? -- How have US presidents dealt with the subject of abortion? -- 3. Feminism and reproductive politics -- Why is feminism so important to reproductive politics, and vice versa, in the United States? -- Why did Susan B. Anthony oppose abortion? -- Following the First Wave generation, how did feminist ideas about contraception develop? -- What was the reaction to the Pill? -- How did feminist activists support reproductive rights in the 1960s and 1970s? -- 4. The legal context -- Why are reproductive issues governed variously by state laws, federal laws, and court decisions? -- What did Roe v. Wade actually say? -- How did Congress respond to the Supreme Court's decision? -- How have subsequent judicial rulings and legislation altered the rights created by Roe v. Wade? -- 5. Religion and reproduction -- What ideas have structured religious thinking about reproductive policy? -- How do various Protestant denominations approach abortion? -- What are the views of the Catholic Church regarding contraception and abortion, and how have they changed over time? -- What does Islam teach about reproductive control? -- How does Judaism regard abortion and contraception? -- What impact have religious teachings had on women's reproductive practices in the United States? -- How does the First Amendment's "establishment clause," guaranteeing religious freedom, affect matters? -- 6. Population issues and reproductive politics -- What is the state of population growth in the United States today, and how is it affected by immigration? -- What is the link between citizenship and reproductive policies? -- 7. Public policy and reproductive politics -- How do policies such as day-care funding and family leave shape women's reproductive decisions? -- How have gender-based wage disparities intersected with reproductive politics? -- How have policies regarding drugs influenced reproductive politics? -- How does the current national welfare policy affect reproductive politics? -- How does policy governing foster care and other child-protective services affect reproductive politics? -- 8. Teenage and single pregnancy in the United States -- How have attitudes about single and teenage pregnancy changed since World War II? -- What rights do teenagers have regarding reproductive health care? -- How are children born to teenage mothers and single mothers affected? -- 9. Values debates and reproductive politics -- What is "abstinence only" sex education? -- When did "life begins at conception" emerge as an important idea in reproductive politics? -- What relationship does the anti-abortion movement claim with the nineteenth-century abolitionist movement? -- What is "Feminists for Life" (FFL)? -- How are attitudes and policies regarding gays and lesbians as parents evolving in the United States? -- What is a "conscience clause"? -- 10. Contraception -- What are the most commonly used forms of contraception in the United States? -- Is "emergency contraception' the same thing as abortion? -- Why are long-acting contraceptives politically controversial? -- Why isn't there a male hormonal contraceptive? -- Is breast-feeding an effective contraceptive? -- Does the federal government pay for contraceptives and other reproduction-related services? -- What is the annual cost to US taxpayers of unintended pregnancies? -- 11. Contemporary abortion politics I : opinions and science -- What are the most common objections to abortion today, and how have objections changed over time? -- How do advocates of abortion rights make their case? -- What do public opinion polls show about American attitudes toward abortion today? -- Is there evidence that abortion causes psychological and physical illness, and deleteriously affects subsequent pregnancies? --12. Contemporary abortion politics II : experience and practice -- What is the abortion rate in the United States and how has it changed in recent years? -- At how many weeks of pregnancy is the typical abortion performed? -- What is the difference between a medical and a surgical abortion? -- What is the difference between a D&X procedure, a "partial birth" abortion, a "late-term" abortion, and a "later" abortion? -- How safe is abortion, generally? -- Who obtains abortions in the United States today? -- What are some reasons women give for having abortions? -- Why is the abortion rate so high for poor women? -- How many abortion practitioners provide services in the United States today, and how are their services distributed geographically? -- In what settings are abortions typically performed? -- Are abortion practitioners in danger today? -- Do medical schools teach abortion practice? -- 13. Contemporary abortion III : activism, law, and policy -- How are state legislatures responding to abortion and satellite issues? -- What is pre-abortion counseling? -- What are "waiting periods"? -- What are TRAP laws? -- What is the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act? -- What is a crisis pregnancy center? -- Can women use health insurance plans to cover abortion? -- What is the future of legal abortion? -- What does the abortion rights movement look like today? -- 14. Fetuses -- Has the fetus always been the focus of anti-abortion concerns? -- What is "fetal personhood"? -- What does "fetal rights" mean? -- What is fetal homicide? -- What is the evidence regarding fetal pain? -- What is fetal viability? -- 15. Family building, reproductive technologies, and stem cell research -- What qualifies as a family today? -- What causes infertility? -- What does "assisted reproductive technologies" (ART) refer to? -- What is genetic testing? -- Why do different groups respond to the idea of genetic testing differently? -- What is surrogacy? -- What ethical questions regarding assisted reproductive technologies remain unresolved? -- What is the connection between stem cell research and reproductive politics? -- 16. Adoption -- What does adoption look like in the United States today? -- Who adopts infants and foreign-born children in the United States? -- Why is inter-country adoption controversial? -- What laws govern adoption in the United States? -- 17. The environment and reproductive politics -- How are environment contaminants affecting reproductive health in the United States? -- What are environmentalists saying about population growth, consumption, and challenges to global sustainability? -- What are the implications of these environmental perspectives for the most vulnerable women? -- 18. Disability and reproductive politics -- What basic reproductive restrictions have been placed on women with disabilities in the past and today? -- How have prenatal diagnostics shaped Americans' view of disability? -- 19. Birthing, breast-feeding, and reproductive politics -- In what settings are babies born in the United States today? -- What status do midwives have in the United States? -- Why is the rate of caesarian section so much higher in the United States than it used to be? -- What is natural childbirth? -- Is there a maternal health care crisis in the United States? -- What do medical authorities say about the relationship between breast-feeding and infant health? -- Must employers allow employees to express milk with breast-pumps while at work? -- Do states have laws about breast-feeding in public? -- 20. Men and reproductive politics -- In what ways are reproductive rights the concerns of men as well as women? -- Has the so-called men's rights movement influenced discussion about men's role in reproductive decision making? -- How does domestic violence intersect with reproductive issues? -- 21. Global reproductive health and US programs and politics -- What is USAID's family planning program? -- What are the "global gag rule" and the Helms Amendment? -- What is the United Nations Population Fund and what relationship does the United States have to this organization? -- Is there an international body monitoring women's reproductive health? -- 22. Health care and reproductive politics -- What does the Federal Health Care Reform Act of 2010 say about pregnancy, contraception, abortion, and reproductive health care generally? -- Why did abortion become so controversial during congressional health care debates? -- 23. Language and frameworks -- When did Americans adopt the language of "choice" and "right to life"? -- Do various groups of women interpret their needs regarding fertility and reproduction uniquely and if so, why does this matter? -- What is "reproductive justice"? -- What contemporary, contested frameworks are structuring reproductive politics today?Tracing the historical roots of reproductive politics up through the present, Solinger considers a range of topics from abortion and contraception to health care reform and assisted reproductive technologies. She tackles some of the most contentious questions up for debate today, including the definition of "fetal personhood," and the roles poverty and welfare policy play in shaping reproductive rights. The answers she provides are informative, balanced, and sometimes quite surprising.

Subjects: Reproductive rights; Contraception; Contraception; Women's rights;

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Huan ying lai dao Meiguo : xin yi min zhi nan. by United States.Department of Education,issuing body.(CARDINAL)135709; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,issuing body.(CARDINAL)280773;

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USCIS web site, viewed Feb. 6, 2017).

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Video recordings.; Americanization; Citizenship; Emigration and immigration law; Immigrants; Life skills;

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Inglš en 5 minutos / English in 5 Minutes : Aprende Ingles a Tu Ritmo Cada Leccion Solo Toma 5 Minutos. by Aguilar (COR);

Learn English at your own pace, wherever and whenever you want, alongside these 100 brief classes. English in 5 Minutes is a course that was created for people to learn and practice English in short 5-minutes classes. With it, you will achieve a level of proficiency that will allow you to speak the language well enough to face different situations of everyday life in the United States, whether it be in your personal life, social, work or any other situation. Organized in a chronological manner, each of the 100 lessons in English in 5 Minutes discusses grammatical aspects, offers examples, explains uses of the language, contains dialogues, and includes information and advice about life in the United States. It also offers various types of exercises and games, always using a direct, concise and easy to understand tone.This course is particularly useful for Spanish speakers who live, or plan to live, in the United States. On one hand, you will gain great knowledge of the English language, and on the other, you will learn practical information about life in this country like: citizenship, US residency, health, education, culture, food, and much more.

Subjects: Textbooks.; Sound recordings.; Programmed instructional materials.; Phrase books.; Spanish language.; Spanish language; Spanish language; Spanish language; Spanish language; Spanish language;

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